Tuesday, 22 May 2012

Here are a small selection of clothes to go with the small items I have made. The top row consist of various peasant and warrior outfits, the second row are just a few slightly silly costumes. Can I get a 'hell yea!' for my red warrior bikini set?

I originally had trousers in the set and was considering making some gloves as well but have decided there isn't much point - Aside from being pretty dull to draw, Three armour slots seem to be sufficient for a player to customise their load out (would those plus 1 leather pants of the dragon really add that much?)

Anyway - at some point I still intend to make multi tile weapon and armour graphics - in which case the most generic of these items would be used to represent items of their kind in the play field. I guess it all depends on what kind of a game you want to make....

Tuesday, 15 May 2012

So far, for the latest version of the tileset I've had 148 downloads, that’s
pretty phenomenal from my point of view and I'm proud that so many people have
taken an interest in my little project. I've had a few people get in touch to
let me know that they are working on something, and one Heroic Champion has
even been sending me regular builds of their game!

Over at DroidgnomeCursed Dungeons is gearing up for its first official release, and while
still in the very early stages I think it’s shaping up to be a pretty tidy
roguelike for Android. Droidgnome has done a great job of implementing touch
screen controls and a nice minimal interface (half the battle for a mobile
game) and solid level generation that throws up a nice variety of levels. You
should go check it out, and if you have an Android device pile on the pressure
for that public release.

It has been incredibly helpful for me to see the tiles in action, seeing the
sprites shuffle around, watching fires crackle and making doors and chests open
and close has been more gratifying than a grown man should admit. It’s also
given me a chance to see whets missing from the tileset and what needs more
work. All in all, its a world away from staring at my static Photoshop files
for hours on end.

So people, what are you working on? Show us your screenshots, send us your
early builds, blog it, leave a comment or send me an email. I’d love to see
what your making of the graphics and to hear what you need to complete the epic
games of wonder I know you have hidden away.